| Artist |
Low |
| Album Title: |
Double Negative |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Industrial: Minimal/Noise |
| Format |
Vinyl |
| Released |
09/14/2018 |
| Label |
Sub Pop Records |
| Catalog No |
SP 1250 |
| Bar Code No |
0 98787 12501 6 |
| Packaging |
LP Sleeve |
| Tracks |
| A1.
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Quorum (3:43)
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| A2.
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Dancing And Blood (6:23)
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| A3.
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Fly (5:48)
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| A4.
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Tempest (4:49)
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| A5.
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Always Up (5:29)
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| B1.
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Always Trying To Work It Out (3:56)
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| B2.
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The Son, The Sun (3:30)
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| B3.
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Dancing And Fire (4:17)
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| B4.
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Poor Sucker (3:36)
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| B5.
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Rome (Always In The Dark) (3:33)
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| B6.
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Disarray (3:53)
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| Date Acquired |
09/15/2018 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Sub Pop Records Website |
| Purchase Price |
20.66 |
Web Links |
Discogs entry:
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Notes |
Notes:
Loser Edition. First run colored vinyl with an MP3 download card. Includes card-stock mask insert. Disc comes in a printed inner sleeve with artwork & credits.
1238 Publishing administered by Branch Music / BMI
Low
P.O. Box 600
Duluth, MN
55801 USA
Labels:
© ℗ 2018 Sub Pop. Sub Pop is a registered trademark of Sub Pop Records. 2013 Fourth Avenue, 3rd Floor, Seattle, WA 98121 SubPop.com
Rear Cover:
© ℗ 2018 Sub Pop Records. Sub Pop is a registered trademark of Sub Pop Records. 2013 Fourth Avenue, 3rd Floor, Seattle, WA 98121 SubPop.com
Runouts are etched.
Lacquer cutting, plating companies derived from runouts. Pressing company derived from physical characteristics.
Credits:
Artwork, Photography By [Photos] – Peter Liversidge
Band [Low] – Alan Sparhawk, Mimi Parker, Steve Garrington
Editor [Editing Assistance], Design – David Kramer
Engineer [Assistant Engineers] – Brett Bullion, Zach Hanson
Engineer [Live Sound] – Tom Herbers
Management – Paradigm Agency, Robin Harris, Scary Monsters Management
Producer – BJ Burton
Recorded By, Mixed By, Mastered By – BJ Burton
Songwriter, Music By – Low
Tour Manager – Matt Silcox
Companies, etc.:
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sub Pop Records
Copyright © – Sub Pop Records
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sub Pop
Copyright © – Sub Pop
Recorded At – April Base
Recorded At – The Terrarium
Published By – 1238 Publishing
Published By – Branch Music (2)
Lacquer Cut At – Salt Mastering
Mastered At – Record Technology Incorporated – 30648
Pressed By – Record Technology Incorporated
Barcode and other Identifiers:
Barcode (Rear cover, text): 0 98787 12501 6
Barcode (Rear cover, scanned): 098787125016
Rights Society: BMI
Matrix / Runout (A-side runout): SP1250 A 30648.1(3)..
Matrix / Runout (B-side runout): SP1250 B Salt 30648.2(3)...
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Analyzed Folder: - Double Negative_dr.txt
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DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR2 +0.00 dB -4.83 dB 01 - Quorum.flac
DR4 +0.00 dB -7.31 dB 02 - Dancing and Blood.flac
DR4 -0.10 dB -6.28 dB 03 - Fly.flac
DR0 +0.00 dB -2.33 dB 04 - Tempest.flac
DR4 -0.10 dB -6.78 dB 05 - Always Up.flac
DR2 +0.00 dB -4.18 dB 06 - Always Trying To Work It Out.flac
DR8 -0.10 dB -10.78 dB 07 - The Son The Sun.flac
DR7 -0.31 dB -11.47 dB 08 - Dancing and Fire.flac
DR4 -0.10 dB -6.64 dB 09 - Poor Sucker.flac
DR0 +0.00 dB -1.93 dB 10 - Rome Always In The Dark.flac
DR3 -0.10 dB -5.39 dB 11 - Disarray.flac
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Number of Files: 11
Official DR Value: DR3
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| Reviews |
aa - bloody awful noise
AllMusic Review by Mark Deming:
On their 2015 album, Ones and Sixes, Low worked with producer BJ Burton, who helped the slowcore icons create an album that balanced the warmth of their harmonies against the cool, polished surfaces of electronic sound that dominated the arrangements. If the pairing didn't always seem a comfortable fit, that hasn't stopped Low from returning to the studio with Burton and making an album that dives further into an electronic netherworld than Ones and Sixes ever suggested. Released in 2018, Double Negative often processes Mimi Parker and Alan Spearhawk's vocals to the point where they function more as instruments than as carriers of language or human emotions (though Parker's organic instrument does get a showcase on "Fly" and "Always Up"), and their surroundings are usually layers of sculpted noise that sound utterly alien, as if this were some sort of aural exercise in dystopian science fiction. From the first moments of "Quorum," which suggests a hellish soundscape trapped in a locked vinyl groove, to the final abrasive pulse of "Disarray," this music confronts the listener on a level Low have never attempted before. Then again, as a work reflecting a world in chaos and a time when the line between truth and lies has been blurred into insignificance, Double Negative is in many respects a worthy reflection of its era, the sound of humanity struggling to be heard in the midst of punishing discord and alien static. Double Negative is a much more challenging listen than Ones and Sixes, but what makes it difficult also gives it a greater sense of purpose than the previous album. However, one failing that works against these songs is that the vocals are frequently Auto-Tuned and digitally fractured to the point that they're genuinely unintelligible (especially Spearhawk's), and while the sound of this album communicates powerfully in itself, the finer points of what Low are trying to say in these songs is sometimes lost. Despite this, Double Negative is a brave and thoughtful collection of songs that lets Low's beating heart scream for its life against a world without compassion, and if it isn't much fun, in 2018 it's truly necessary.
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